A Holiday weekend...more of the good stuff!

We had a great, relaxed weekend with Mike being home and the kids enjoying time off from school.
This is the last place that we went today, but it is kind of a fun picture to start off with. The park was actually completely packed, but there was a moment at this place without kids with the soft sunset beginning behind it. It was a new park that we have never been too and we had a fun time there. We didn't get there as early as we would have liked, but next time we plan on taking a picnic lunch and bikes. I may even try to roller blade (Mike made some comment about not having seen the pigs fly yet...he received a not so nice look in return.)
Katie found some man made rocks to climb. She has always been a climber. I was afraid that Christian, being a boy, would be even more so, but he was not. Katie loves to climb, just like me as a kid. Here she was not to happy about getting her picture taken on top. She is a little shy in public. This look is as good as I could get, then she wanted down to keep exploring.

I liked this picture of Christian going up a part of the massive play structure.

This was right before we left. I think they were getting tired of me taking pictures...but I wasn't. :)

Mike's back was to Katie as we walked back over from the rocks. I whispered to her to tickle her dad. He played it up...just a bit. She is so intense, look at that girl. I love it!

Earlier this week after a half day of school, Christian and Mike went out to practice riding the bike without training wheels. He is actually doing really well, he just doesn't realize he can do it yet. I imagine that our Heavenly Father looks at us through that lens too sometimes. He knows we can do it, we just haven't realized it yet.Here you can see Katie running along on the side cheering him on, she was soooo excited for him. We finally had to tell her to stop because she was distracting him. He would look at her and fall off. :) Don't worry, my kids aren't slow...I had the same problem, I didn't figure it out until 7 or 8 and then you couldn't get me off my bike.

We put up our Christmas decorations up on Friday. The front 1/6th of the tree has 80% of the ornaments on it. I don't think I am going to change it. It is just how they decorated it and I love it. (Yes, I am letting go...and it feels great!)

Mike put his new wheels on his Mustang. We are trying to get all the little stuff back on.

If you haven't been able to tell, Katie loves to dig in the sand. Here is more proof. She dug until she got to the "Indian clay".

Then, she actually wanted this picture taken of her too. (Remember, she has been being shy). I should put it on her door with the saying, "Don't be puttin' your head in the Sand." or something clever. Ideas?

This is Christian having a little treat his dad got for his sister and him. There are always more treats when dad is on vacation.

Okay, we couldn't decide which picture was cuter. We put gel in Christian's overgrown hair today and dried it with a little Mohawk. He is a poser...I told you he was.

I can never get a perfect part on Katie's head, so why would a get a straight Mohawk with Christian's?

He went and rinsed it down when we got home after the park, because, and I quote, "We have church tomorrow and it is okay to look cool today, but my should look nice tomorrow." (okay not a perfect quote, but it IS the gist.) I just love my kids! He came up with that on his own, we have never done his hair like that before. He also told me that he only wanted the good guy Lego Star Wars kit. I asked if Anakin in Clone Wars was okay. His answer, "No, he has a bad attitude in that movie." That is a quote. Alrighty then, NO Anakin. Only if he was from the first movie when he was totally good.

Here are the kids with their daddy. This is a restful scene during the melee of the wrestling that was occurring.

I love my family. They bring me such joy. (Pain at times too, but we are NOT focusing on these things...just didn't want you to think we were perfect over here)